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	Complete research resource on the Boston Massacre event. Pictures and more.
		Crispus Attucks, one of the first men to die for American freedom, was a fugitive slave who had escaped from his master and had worked for twenty years as a merchant seaman.
		Attucks was apparently in the front of the line of the aroused citizens, urging them on.
		Crispus Attucks was the first to fall in the celebrated "Boston Massacre" of 1770.
	www.bostonmassacre.net /players/crispus-attucks.htm (235 words)

	Africans in America/Part 2/Crispus Attucks
		Although Attucks was credited as the leader and instigator of the event, debate raged for over as century as to whether he was a hero and a patriot, or a rabble-rousing villain.
		Attucks father was said to be an African and his mother a Natick or Nantucket Indian; in colonial America, the offspring of fl and Indian parents were considered fl or mulatto.
		A "Crispus Attucks Day" was inaugurated by fl abolitionists in 1858, and in 1888, the Crispus Attucks Monument was erected on the Boston Common, despite the opposition of the Massachusetts Historical Society and the New England Historic Genealogical Society, which regarded Attucks as a villain.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/aia/part2/2p24.html (613 words)

	Crispus Attucks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Crispus' siblings include Phebe, his sister who was older than him by about two years and "Little Brother," his unnamed baby brother who died when Crispus was seven due to a fever.
		Attucks felt that too many people were getting hurt as a result of British troops violating the rights of the colonists.
		The bodies of Attucks and Caldwell were brought to Fanueil Hall since they were strangers to the town, and the bodies of Maverick and Gray were brought back to their homes.
	www.crispusattucks.org /crispus_attucks.html (856 words)

	Crispus Attucks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It is not known exactly when Crispus Attucks was born but the commonly give year is 1723.
		Attucks was the first to fall, thus becoming one of the first men to lose his life in the cause of American independence.
		In 1888 the Crispus Attucks monument was unveiled in the Boston Common.
	members.aol.com /klove01/crispus.htm (271 words)

	Boston Massacre Crispus Attucks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Crispus Attucks was born in 1723 and died on the night of March 5,1770.
		Attucks was the leader of a patriot mob.
		Crispus Attucks showed the people that if you are not scared of the British you might scare them and make them retreat, or just show them that they are not scared.
	russell.gresham.k12.or.us /Colonial_America/Crispus_Attucks.html (144 words)

	Crispus Attucks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		What is known for certain about Crispus Attucks is that on the evening of March 5, 1770, a crowd of colonists gathered and confronted a group of British soldiers about an incident earlier that day in which a soldier struck a boy who confronted him over non-payment of a barber bill.
		Attucks’ body was carried to Faneuil Hall where it lay in state until March 8 when he and the other victims were buried together.
		The name “Crispus” is mentioned in some records from the period that might be relevant, but this was a fairly common name and to connect these records to Crispus Attucks of the Boston Massacre is speculation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crispus_Attucks (1324 words)

	African American Registry: Crispus Attucks, the first American patriot to die.
		John Attucks was executed for treason in 1676 during the King Philip War.
		In 1888, a Crispus Attucks monument was erected on Boston Common.
		The coin was struck in 1998, the 275th anniversary of the birth of Crispus Attucks, the first man to die for America's freedom.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/2337/Crispus_Attucks_the_first_American_patriot_to_die (411 words)

	Natick Indian Plantation & Needham West Militia Company - Articles
		Attucks was a firm believer in the idea of freedom - so much so that he is said to have run away from the Brown family to gain the freedoms only afforded a sailor.
		Unbeknownst to Attucks and most people at the time was that the mob had been roused by the claims of a barber's apprentice who hated the British and had falsely accused one of the regulars of failing to pay for a haircut earlier in the day.
		ATTUCKS was killed by Montgomery, one of Capt. Preston's soldiers.
	members.aol.com /kaltofen/aolarts.html (3889 words)

	Crispus Attucks Biography (Revolutionary War Figure) — Infoplease.com
		Crispus Attucks has gone down in history as the first American to die in the fight for the colonists' independence from Britain.
		Attucks, an escaped slave of African and Native American descent, was part of an angry mob that surrounded eight British soldiers on 5 March 1770 outside the Boston customs house.
		John Adams, later the second president of the United States, defended the soldiers and won an acquittal, arguing that Attucks and the others were common thugs, not political freedom-fighters.
	www.infoplease.com /biography/var/crispusattucks.html (298 words)

	CRISPUSATTUCKS
		Contact US Attucks, Crispus: African-American martyr: Crispus Attucks was the first American martyr in an event prior to the Revolutionary War itself.
		The son of a native African and a Native American of the Natick tribe, Attucks ran away from his slave owner and became a sailor and whaler.
		Attucks attended meetings with other patriots to discuss taxes levied by Britain, and wrote a letter of protest to Governor Thomas Hutchinson, the Tory governor of Massachusetts.
	www.multied.com /bio/RevoltBIOS/AttucksCrispus.html (159 words)

	Colin Powell - Crispus Attucks
		Holly was rather incensed that John Adams, in defending the British soldiers involved, had portrayed a victim of the massacre and a man of color, Crispus Attucks, in a negative way and as a villain.
		In a subsequent session with Kevin Ryerson, Ahtun Re confirmed that Colin Powell is the reincarnation of Crispus Attucks.
		To address the issue of whether Crispus Attucks was as a hero or villain, I perceive him to be a hero.
	www.johnadams.net /cases/samples/Powell-Attucks/index.html (1361 words)

	Attucks High School
		But a petition drive resulted in the school being renamed for Crispus Attucks, a fl man whow was the first American to die in the Revoluntionary War.
		Attucks was planned to house 1,000 students, but first-day enrollment topped 1,300.
		Overcrowding quickly became an issue for Crispus Attucks High School as the number of high school-age fl Indianapolis residents increased in the 1920s.
	www.indystar.com /library/factfiles/history/black_history/attucks.html (883 words)

	The Boston Massacre - Crispus Attucks - African-American History Through the Arts
		Crispus Attucks was the first man to fall in the American Revolution.
		Crispus Attucks is identified as the first person killed in the name of freedom during what has come to be known as the Boston Massacre.
		Crispus Attucks was and is recognized as the first fl, the first American, to die at the beginning of the American Revolution.
	cghs.dade.k12.fl.us /african-american/precivil/boston.htm (1346 words)

	CRISPUS ATTUCKS 1723 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Attucks was among an estimated 50 men who gathered that night to confront the British, and is alleged to have rallied his comrades by declaring, "Don't be afraid" as he led the ranks.
		At an ensuing trial, Attucks was blamed by the defense for inciting the riot, and the British troops who fired into the crowd were acquitted.
		A monument commemorating the historic night and honoring Attucks and the other four martyrs was erected in Boston Common in 1888.
	www.wntb.com /blackachievers/crispusattucks/index.htm (316 words)

	CRISPUS ATTUCKS: African American Patriot
		In 1750, Crispus was a slave of William Brown of Framingham.
		Crispus was an expert trader of horses and cattle and did business with white men.
		Attucks was never caught and nothing is known of the twenty years before he resurfaced again.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/african_american_history/53132 (435 words)

	Crispus Attucks — FactMonster.com
		Of mixed African and American Indian ancestry, Attucks was the slave of William Brown of Framingham, Mass.
		Attucks was a leader of the 50 men in the protest, shouting “Don't be afraid,” as they advanced on the British.
		Although the soldiers were acquitted of the shootings on the grounds that the seamen were inciting a riot, Attucks and the others became heroes.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0878423.html (187 words)

	PunkROCKS.net CD Review - Crispus Attucks - Destroy The Teacher
		Crispus Attucks are without a doubt, the best thing to happen to the DC-area traditional hardcore scene since Ian and Minor Threat first graced our players.
		Crispus Attucks are by no means the intricate or metal tinged hardcore that is so popular in the scene today.
		Keeping the faith in a fast and furious display of talent and motivation, Crispus Attucks may have, quite honestly, released the ultimate old-school hardcore record; the one that even the founders of the genre found difficult to achieve.
	www.punkrocks.net /display_review.php?id=284 (897 words)

	Crispus Attucks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Attucks walked onto a platform in front of a large crowd and spoke briefly but effectivly about striking back against the British.
		Attucks gathered a large group of colonists and challenged the British troops to fight without their guns.
		The fact that he was not treated equally and still had the courage to fight for his country became one of the greatest inspirations for the colonists.
	www.fatherryan.org /blackmilitary/attucks.htm (401 words)

	Champions for change
		Crispus Attucks High School was first planned in 1922 by city leaders for the purpose of segregating the 800 fl students who were, at the time, attending Manual, Shortridge and Tech high schools alongside white students.
		Bob Jewell, a basketball star at Attucks in 1951, received his degree at Indiana Central, and in 1957 became the first fl to be hired by Eli Lilly and Co. as a scientist.
		Today, Crispus Attucks is a middle school, and its history is told by the museum in the old building and the historical marker on the lawn outside.
	www.indystar.com /articles/3/225528-3083-092.html (4068 words)

	Crispus Attucks
		On March 5, 1770, Crispus Attucks heard about a boy who had gotten beaten by a British soldier with his musket.
		The soldiers fired on the crowd and killed five colonists among whom was Crispus Attucks.
		Crispus Attucks is important because he was one of the first to die for the revolution and because he was the first fl killed in the fight with the British.
	www.ga.k12.pa.us /academics/LS/4/sstudies/Colonial/4K/4k98/4kmst.htm (178 words)

	Crispus Attucks (1723-1770)
		Remembered as the "First to Die in the American Revolution", the life of Crispus Attucks is as controversial as the debates historians engage in when they discuss the negro runaway slave and question his place in history.
		Crispus Attucks Association - organization located in York, Pennsylvania (USA), actively promotes city rehabilitation projects and community programs.
		Biography of Crispus Attucks - by Robin N. Crispus Attucks Grave - picture of gravestone where Attucks and other four vistims of Boston Massacre are buried, (www.findagrave.com)
	www.framingham.com /history/profiles/crispus (305 words)

	Crispus Attucks
		Researcher Bill Belton identified Attucks as a direct descendent of John Attucks, an Indian executed for treason in 1676 during the King Philip War.
		In 1888 Boston erected a monument to the heroes of the massacre which James Neyland in Crispus Attucks called "the first ever to be paid for by public funds" in Massachusetts.
		In his 1995 biography, James Neyland wrote about Attucks: "He is one of the most important figures in African-American history, not for what he did for his own race but for what he did for all oppressed people everywhere.
	www.africawithin.com /bios/crispus_attucks.htm (1292 words)

	crispus attucks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Very little is known of Attucks' early life except for a news paper notice in.
		There was no record of Crispus Attucks being returned to his owner.
		Crispus Attucks, a former slave, shall always be remembered as the first man to die for American liberty.
	www.ipoaa.com /crispus_attucks.htm (1889 words)

	CrispusAttucsk.org - Tomorrow’s Leaders Are At Crispus Attucks Today.
		The community and neighborhoods in many urban areas have not always kept pace with changes that were made to the downtown section of those cities.
		Crispus Attucks Association has kept pace because we took the leadership role; we did not wait to see how the city leaders planned our participation in the city’s community development projects.
		Crispus Attucks Association, Inc. provides services for everyone regardless of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sex.
	www.gje.net /ca (164 words)

	Crispus Attucks
		It is believed by many historians that Crispus Attucks was the son of an African brought to America to be a slave.
		A wanted poster found in Boston described Attucks as being 6 feet 2 inches tall with short curly hair and knees that were too close together.
		Crispus Attucks was killed in the Boston Massacre.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_35_84.html (345 words)

	Crispus Attucks
		ATTUCKS, Crispus, a mulatto, or half-breed Indian, killed 5 March 1770, in what is known as the Boston Massachusettsacre.
		Finally Preston, the captain of the day, ordered his men to fire, and Attucks was the first to fall.
		John Adams, who defended them, charged Attucks with having "undertaken to be the hero of the night," and with having precipitated a conflict by his "mad behavior." He is praised by others for his courage, and is said to have been leaning quietly on a stick at the moment he was killed.
	www.famousamericans.net /crispusattucks (409 words)

	Crispus Attucks Cultural Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The theatre was named in honor of Crispus Attucks, an African American who was the first patriot to lose his life in the Revolutionary War.
		The Historic Attucks Theatre is located at the intersection of Church Street and Virginia Beach Boulevard, near Norfolk's numerous entertainment and cultural attractions, including Harbor Park, Harrison Opera House, Scope, Virginia Stage Company and Waterside.
		The Crispus Attucks Cultural Center, Inc. (CACC), a non-profit organization, is committed to raising the funds needed to renovate the Attucks Theatre.
	sites.communitylink.org /attucks (157 words)

	Crispus Attucks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Attucks, an escaped slave, was present in a crowd of protestors in Boston when they were fired on by British troops on 5 March 1770.
		Four whites -- Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr -- and one fl, Attucks, were killed in the volleys, now termed the Boston Massacre.
		Traditionally he is considered the first man killed in the American Revolution, though there is some debate about whether or not this is accurate.
	www.nndb.com /people/885/000082639 (125 words)

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